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Soccer: Beckham braced for emotional return
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China Daily: MANCHESTER - Eighteen years after graduating from Manchester United's youth academy as part of the celebrated 'class of 92', David Beckham returns to where it all started...
DoH working on new round of drug price cuts
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Inquirer: MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health is 'working on' another round of drug price cuts before President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's term ends next June, according to...
Wildcard Henin casts shadow over Indian Wells seeds
Justine Henin of Belgium reacts on her way to beating Elena Dementieva of Russia during the women's single match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday Jan. 20, 2010.
The Guardian: By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California, March 9 (Reuters) - Former world number one Justine Henin will have the top seeds looking warily over their shoulders...
Hilary Duff Signs Multi-Book Deal With Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Hilary Duff - Celebrity - Art - Singer/wam2
PR Newswire: NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilary Duff, film and television star, recording artist, clothing designer, and philanthropist, has signed a world rights deal with...
 
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Houston Chronicle: Mothers and daughters make connections
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The Daily Mail: Brooke Shields to serve up response to Andre Agassi's memoirs
Kim Clijsters, of Belgium
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Yahoo Daily News: Kim Clijsters trying to juggle tennis, motherhood in 1st full year back on tour
David Letterman
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The Examiner: David Letterman Extortion Case: CBS News Producer Pleads Guilty
Belgium's former number one tennis champion and UNICEF Ambassador Justine Henin speaks during a media conference regarding childhood vaccinations in developing countries at UNICEF headquarters in Brussels, Thursday Sept. 10, 2009. Amid the resurgence of Belgian tennis, Justine Henin has moved from retirement, to confirming she won't come back, and now, to refusing to discuss her future. As UNICEF goodwill ambassador, she now tries hard to stay focused on tetanus vaccinations for mothers and babies in developing nations.
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Yahoo Daily News: Henin, Clijsters look to shake things up at Indian Wells
Paul Casey of England hits off the first fairway during the second round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta
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The Guardian: Great Europeans are behind England's golden run, says Casey
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Star Tribune: Major business groups launch major ad campaign to stop Obama health care bill
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Star Tribune: Struggles at bank owned by candidate's family loom over Ill. race for Obama's old Senate seat
David Beckham and Ronaldinho
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CNN: A.C. Milan's David Beckham is looking forward to return to Man. U - Soccer - SI.com
Toyota Supra MKIV from the en:2 Fast 2 Furious movie.
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The Daily Tribune: The Toyota myth is shattered
Barack Obama and Joe Biden at rally held in their honor at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on October 29, 2008
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Star Tribune: Restrictions on abortion funding take on different form in Obama's health care overhaul bill
Liverpool's manager Rafael Benitez talks to the media during a press conference at the club's Anfield stadium, Liverpool, England, Monday March 5, 2007.
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Independent online (SA):  Benitez losing patience as time runs out
Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during the men's singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday Jan. 20, 2010.
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Independent online (SA):  Nadal says he's fit for Indian Wells
Dogs - Animal - Pet
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Star Tribune: A chip for spot: British dog owners could be forced to microchip and insure their pets
Classic General Electric neon sign, in Willacoochee.
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Star Tribune: GE proposes limiting downstream PCB contamination during Hudson River dredging
Workers leave the headquarters of Panasonic Corp. in Kadoma in Osaka Prefecture
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Star Tribune: Samsung and Panasonic try to launch the era of 3-D TVs, with models going on ...
Cars - Vehicles - Parking Lot
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Inquirer: Summer heat no picnic for your car
Manchester United's manager Alex Ferguson, left, and his assistant Carlos Queiroz watch proceedings during a practice session at the team's Carrington training ground before their upcoming FA Cup semi-final soccer match against Watford, in Manchester
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The Independent: Brown ruled out for over a month
Vitali Klitschko,left, former WBC and WBO heavyweight champion during a training session in Going in the Austrian province of Tyrol, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Klitschko will fight against WBC boxing world champion Samuel Peter of Nigeria in Berlin, Germany on Oct. 11, 2008 for Peter's WBC heavyweight title.
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MSNBC: Vitali Klitschko to fight Albert Sosnowski
Netherlands' Ryan Babel
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Sky Sports: Babel keeps the faith
Former Formula One World champion Michael Schumacher
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The Daily Telegraph Australia: Michael Schumacher will fail - Mark Webber
Retailing- super market- mall- India
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Star Tribune: Publix Super Markets recalls some seasoning mixes that may be contaminated with salmonella
Brazil's top model Gisele Bundchen, right, and U.S. American football star Tom Brady
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Boston Herald: Buyers beware of Tom Brady & Gisele Bundchen’s Back Bay digs
USA's Bode Miller reacts in the finish area after taken the second place together in the same time with Mario Scheiber from Austria during the men's Downhill World Cup race in Kitzbuehel, Austria, on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. (bb2)
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USA Today: Bode Miller decides to skip World Cup finals
President George W. Bush discusses the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan at the Etta & Joseph Miller Performing Arts Center in Jefferson City, Mo., Tuesday, April 11, 2006. ula1
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The Daily Beast: Bush's Ghostwriter

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Police arrest 18-year-old in California church service shooting that injured 2 brothers2010-03-10
Star Tribune: RICHMOND, Calif. - Police say they've made another arrest in a shooting at a Northern California church that injured two teenage brothers. Richmond police Sgt. Bisa French said Tuesday officers arrested 18-year-old Marcel Buggs on suspicion of assault with a...
Bank of America cards to reject overdrafts2010-03-10
Star Tribune: NEW YORK - Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards. It's a step that may become a common move ahead of new regulations limiting overdraft fees. Rules set by the Federal Reserve that...
Police say gunmen attack aid group's office in northwest Pakistan; 5 people killed2010-03-10
Star Tribune: ISLAMABAD - Gunmen attacked the offices of an international aid group in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people working for the organization, police said. The attackers hurled grenades during the attack on World Vision, a large Christian...
Report: NKorea to replace top diplomat in Geneva, purported manager of secret fund overseas2010-03-10
Star Tribune: SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea plans to replace its top diplomat in Switzerland who is believed to be a key manager of leader Kim Jong Il's alleged secret funds stashed overseas, a news report said Wednesday. Ri Tcheul, North Korea's ambassador to U.N....
Dalai Lama says China attempting to annihilate Tibetan Buddhism2010-03-10
Star Tribune: DHARMSALA, India - The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that Chinese authorities had rebuffed all his efforts to reach a compromise over Tibet and had instead engaged in systematic repression as part of a plan to "annihilate Buddhism" there. The Tibetan...
Colony of Tasmanian devils shows immunity to face cancer, revives hopes of species survival2010-03-10
Star Tribune: ADELAIDE, Australia - Australian scientists said Wednesday that the discovery of a genetically distinct colony of Tasmanian devils may save the species from being wiped out by a contagious cancer that has decimated the population. So far, the colony in...
China vows to step up food safety measures in wake of dairy scandal2010-03-10
Star Tribune: BEIJING - China will step up food safety efforts in the wake of a massive dairy scandal, expanding supervision to reach more of the country's countless small farms, an agriculture official said Wednesday. China has been struggling for several years to overcome...
Brown eager about T-ville job2010-03-10
The Salt Lake Tribune: Baseball » In head coach debut, he knows he has to win, and win fast. By Alex Noshirvan Special To The TribuneUpdated: 03/09/2010 09:46:01 PM MST Standing on the Taylorsville field after the second day of tryouts, new head coach Jake Brown could not...
Google gives bicyclists a lift with new mapping feature that finds best US routes2010-03-10
Star Tribune: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option. The new bicycling directions available on Google Maps starting Wednesday supplement the guidance already provided to motorists and pedestrians. The biking...
'Cats one win from NCAAs2010-03-10
The Salt Lake Tribune: Updated: 03/09/2010 10:59:56 PM MST Ogden - Weber State's Damian Lillard waves his arms to the crowd as the Wildcats build a first half lead during semifinal game of the Big Sky Tournament at the Dee Events Center in Ogden between Weber State and Portland...
Bucks edge Celtics2010-03-10
Star Tribune: Bucks edge Celtics • MILWAUKEE 86, BOSTON 84: Andrew Bogut had 25 points and 17 rebounds, and the Bucks knocked off another Eastern Conference heavyweight, making a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Celtics. • CHARLOTTE 83, MIAMI 78: Stephen...
Brandon Roy has 19 points and Trail Blazers beat the Kings 88-812010-03-10
Star Tribune: PORTLAND, Ore. - Brandon Roy scored 19 points and hit a clinching jumper with just over two minutes left, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to an 88-81 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. The Kings pulled to a 74-all tie in the final quarter,...
Wild-Florida game recap2010-03-10
Star Tribune: GAME RECAP Star Tribune’s three stars 1. Cory Stillman, Panthers: Scored the tying goal and lone shootout goal. Had five shots.   2. Niklas Backstrom, Wild: Despite his team being outshot 31-11, he made 29 saves and three more in the shootout....
Senators score 3 goals in 3rd period, surge past Oilers 4-12010-03-10
Star Tribune: EDMONTON, Alberta - Chris Kelly had a goal and an assist, and Matt Cullen, Milan Michalek and Mike Fisher also scored for the Ottawa Senators, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. The Senators...
Blue Jackets bounce back from blowout loss to Kings, top Ducks 5-22010-03-10
Star Tribune: ANAHEIM, Calif. - Jakub Voracek scored during Columbus' first power play and set up another second-period goal by Fedor Tyutin to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Mathieu Garon made 36 saves one night...
Hansen's winning goal lifts Canucks past Avalanche 6-42010-03-10
Star Tribune: DENVER - Jannik Hansen scored the decisive goal with 2:08 remaining, Mikael Samuelsson had his first NHL hat trick, and the Vancouver Canucks rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-4 on Tuesday night. Hansen snapped the tie with an unusual goal that was...
Stephenson lives up to rookie award by leading Cincinnati over Rutgers 69-682010-03-10
Star Tribune: NEW YORK - Lance Stephenson celebrated being selected Big East Rookie of the Year by making the deciding free throw with 1.8 seconds to play, leading Cincinnati to a 69-68 opening-round victory over Rutgers on Tuesday night. Stephenson had 13 points — 10...
Simpson scores 21 points as North Carolina A&T eliminates Howard 65-55 from MEAC tourney2010-03-10
Star Tribune: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Nic Simpson scored 21 points and North Carolina A&T defeated Howard 65-55 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament. James Porter added 12 points for the ninth-seeded Aggies (11-21), who snapped...
Zumbrota Call Maker Wins National Title2010-03-10
Star Tribune:        In a day when $150, mass produced, acrylic duck and goose calls are as much of a social symbal as they are a tool for harvesting waterfowl, it's refreshing to see one call maker representing our waterfowling roots.  Made from...
Live Theater and Medical Technology, or Why We Should Lose Silicon Valley Envy2010-03-10
Star Tribune: In our evolving post-employment culture, there are vigorous debates about what conditions are needed to promote entrepreneurship – quantity of talent; quality of ideas; access to risk capital; culture of innovation; public-private cooperation – and...
Osmonds return to Las Vegas Strip show after temporary break following death of Marie's son2010-03-10
Star Tribune: LAS VEGAS - Marie Osmond has returned to her Las Vegas Strip show, saying singing is the way her family is coping with the death of her 18-year-old son. The Donny & Marie show at the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel resumed Tuesday night, one day after the siblings...
Joe Nathan: a lost link2010-03-10
Star Tribune: There haven't been many constants for the Twins over the past six years. A look back at the 2004 roster seems like a study in ancient history. Doug Mientkiewicz, Luis Rivas, Cristian Guzman and Corey Koskie manned the infield. Michael Cuddyer had not yet...
3M's plan to burn more waste draws fire in Cottage Grove2010-03-10
Star Tribune: A chasm of mistrust between many Cottage Grove residents and the city's major employer, 3M Co., is widening as a plan to bring more materials to the state's only hazardous waste incinerator proceeds. An emotion-charged community forum organized by the...
Bill: Allow families to 'reclaim' their dead2010-03-10
Star Tribune: Death, state Rep. Carolyn Laine, said Tuesday is frightening. "We are always afraid of the unknown," she told fellow lawmakers. But the fear -- and the law -- should not prevent families from "reclaiming" the care of their dead loved ones,...
My ordeal during the B'ville crisis2010-03-10
Papua New Guinea Post: By GORETHY KENNETH IT'S 21 years since the horrid experience unfolded at Kieta, Central Bougainville. For 10 years, it was running for cover in the bushes, evading bomb blasts, killings, raids during the terrible fighting. But it seems it was only yesterday...